LUKE GARBUTT will join Bournemouth on a season-long loan after agreeing a new five-year contract at Everton.

Everton were obliged to offer the England Under-21 left-back a new deal under Premier League rules because he was out of contract this summer.

Bournemouth were one of a handful of clubs who had been interested in signing Garbutt, 22, permanently and he has now opted to resign at Goodison Park despite remaining behind Leighton Baines in the pecking order.

Garbutt will move to Eddie Howe's newly-promoted side for the 2015-16 campaign and then return to Everton in the hope of displacing Baines.

His immediate task will be challenging Bournemouth's current left-back Charlie Daniels, who made 43 appearances last season.

Sylvain Distin will also join Bournemouth on a free transfer after leaving Everton.

The 37-year-old defender, who has made 457 Premier League appearances, will now undergo a medical before finalising a return to the South Coast